She was taught to stay small.
Now becoming what she fears might be the only way to survive.
The Rising Flame is a character-driven, multiple POVs, Nordic-inspired dark fantasy romance featuring elemental magic and trauma recovery.
Tropes
���������������� Found family
❤️ Childhood friends to lovers
���� Hidden powers
☠️ Touch her and die
���� Slow burn
❤️���� Emotional scars
⚔️ Forced proximity
�������� Moderate spice
Content Warnings
Violence, death (including childbirth), grief, manipulation, psychological abuse, sexual abuse (referenced), loss of agency, mind control, torture, supernatural horror, and moderate on-page sensual content.
Recommended for readers aged 18+.
Blurb:
After years of isolation, control, and carefully crafted lies, a violent public incident forces Irma Hagtorn to flee the only life she's ever known. With nothing but hidden memories, dangerous magic, and a pull she can't explain, she crosses into a kingdom she's only read about.
But Irma's presence draws attention-and not all of it human.
A godlike entity known as The Shadow is already moving against her, shaping the path around her before she can choose it.
Irma was never meant to have anyone at her side.
Yet she isn't entirely alone. Åsa-once her closest friend-and Brand, Åsa's brother-reckless, infuriating, and impossible to ignore-refuse to leave her behind, while Henrik, a former King's Guard, steady and watchful, becomes an unexpected ally. What begins as necessity slowly becomes something far more dangerous: people she might lose.
But Irma's magic is growing stronger-and more unpredictable. When those she's come to trust are put in danger, survival is no longer enough.
To save them-and herself-she must embrace the very magic she was taught to fear...
or risk becoming the thing they already believe her to be.